Colin Buchanan (musician)
Colin Buchanan is an Australian singer, songwriter, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist.
Early life
Colin moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia, as a six-year-old, and then Peakhurst, Sydney, before moving to the outback in 1988 with his wife for a couple of years, studying with Cornerstone Community. This included a year in Bourke, in the corner country of New South Wales, and another in Grenfell, New South Wales.Career
Colin has won ten Golden Guitar Australian Country Music Awards and has written songs with Lee Kernaghan, Adam Brand and Troy Cassar-Daley. His song "Hat Town", written with Lee Kernaghan, won an APRA Award, while his Christmas album, recorded with Greg Champion, has become an Australian classic, in particular his "Aussie Jingle Bells", now a staple at school end-of-year concerts. He was nominated for four ARIA Awards in 1993 for Best Country Album for Hard Times, in 1994 for Best Children's Album for I Want My Mummy, in 1998 for Best Country Album for Edge of the Kimberley and in 2013 for Best Comedy Release for The TGIF Songs of Colin Buchanan.Colin was a regular presenter on ABC TV's Play School from 1992 to 1999, when the program was revamped. More recently he appeared on Playhouse Disney, a co-production between Australia's Seven Network and Disney Channel. He appeared with Monica Trapaga each year representing Seven and Disney on Carols in the Domain. For 20 years he hosted Qantas' in-flight audio entertainment, predominantly "Big Country", pioneering the guest co-host format eventually adopted across all Qantas in-flight audio channels.
Since the mid-1990s, Colin has devoted much of his time to producing Christian albums. In particular, his children's albums are popular across Australia, United Kingdom and in parts of the United States. A former school teacher at several schools, his songs can be heard playing in many a primary classroom and Sunday School.
Personal life
Colin and his wife Robyn have four children; Elliot, Laura, Emily and Riley.Discography
Compilation albums
- Bourke To Beaconsfield
- ''The TGIF Songs of Colin Buchanan''
Religious Children's albums
- I Want My Mummy
- Remember the Lord
- Practise Being Godly
- Follow the Saviour
- Live in the Big Tent
- Special Edition Volume # 1
- 10, 9, 8... God Is Great
- Baa Baa Doo Baa Baa
- Jesus Rocks the World
- King of Christmas
- Nicky Nacky Nocky Noo
- Colin's Favourites
- Super Saviour
- Boom Chicka Boom
- God Rock
- Live in the Big Tent
- King of the Jungle
- The Jesus Hokey Pokey
- Jingle Jingle Jesus
- Boss of the Cross
- Colin's Crackers Favourites Vol 2
- Living on the Rock
- Colin's New Testament Big Bible Story Songs
- Jesus The Game Changer
- Fam Bam Bible Jam!
- Catechismo Kids
- ''Colin Buchanan's Old Testament Sing-A-Long''
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association, which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.| Year | Nominated works | Award | Result | Ref |
| 1993 | Hard Times | Best Country Album | ||
| 1994 | I Want My Mummy | Best Children's Album | ||
| 1996 | Aussie Christmas | Best Comedy Release | ||
| 1998 | Edge of the Kimberley | Best Country Album | ||
| 2013 | The TGIF Songs of Colin Buchanan | Best Comedy Release |